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LAFD Members Leave Hurricane Harvey Effort, Head to Irma
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- LOS ANGELES  –  More than 70 members of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) who were deployed as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search & Rescue Task Force to assist with Hurricane Harvey response efforts have been redeployed to Alabama to prepare for a…
Pets Die, Couple Gravely Injured in West Hills Blaze
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WEST HILLS - Two household pets perished, and a man and woman were gravely injured, when fire swept through their home at dawn Tuesday morning, in the west San Fernando Valley. The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 6:35 AM on September 5, 2017 to 6510 Capistrano Avenue in West Hills, where…
High Rise Fire Critically Injures One
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - Fire on the 9th floor of Sheraton Universal Hotel was stopped from spreading but critically injured one person.At 12:37PM, on August 30, 2017, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 10600 W Universal Place.  Upon arriving, firefighters found smoke in the…
Greater Alarm Fire Damages Winnetka Strip Mall
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
WINNETKA - It took more than 100 firefighters to extinguish a greater alarm fire late Saturday night at a west San Fernando Valley strip mall.The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 11:01 PM on July 22, 2017 to 20851 Sherman Way in Winnetka, where firefighters arrived quickly…
Inferno at Northridge Utility Yard Leads to Power Outage
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
NORTHRIDGE - An intense fire at an electric utility site during a record-setting heatwave, led to power outage across an expanse of the San Fernando Valley. The Los Angeles Fire Department was notified at 6:53 PM on July 8, 2017 of an explosion heard in the 18900 block of Parthenia Street in Northridge,…
Blaze Consumes Multiple Condos in Chatsworth
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
LOS ANGELES - High winds hindered but did not stop firefighters from battling an intense structure fire in Chatsworth that ultimately damaged four condominiums and injured three. At 4:54PM, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 22166 W James Alan Circle in Chatsworth.…
Firefighters Stop Flames from Engulfing Gas Station
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
GRANADA HILLS - It took just 11 minutes for 26 firefighters to stop a vegetation fire at a homeless encampment from engulfing an adjacent gas station market and nearby fuel pumps.The Los Angeles Fire Department was dispatched at 10:37 AM on June 20, 2017 to 11454 North Balboa Boulevard in Granada Hills, where…
Blaze Quickly Destroys Van Nuys Mask Company
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
VAN NUYS - It took 130 Los Angeles Firefighters less than 40 minutes to fully extinguish flames that consumed a facial prosthetic firm Tuesday afternoon, causing one responder to be hospitalized.  The Los Angeles Fire Department was summoned at 3:19 PM on June 13, 2017 to 14753 Aetna Street in Van…
Moving Towards Unmanned Aerial Systems to Increase Firefighter Safety
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
- Innovation has always been a driving focus of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). The Board of Fire Commissioners today ensured that tradition will continue when it approved a Unmanned Aerial Systems report aimed at increasing firefighter safety. If approved by the City Council in the coming…
LAFD Firefighters Quickly Extinguish a Fire as LAPD Helps Residents Escape
Valley Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: LAFD
NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Firefighters quickly stopped a fast moving inferno ripping through the attic of an apartment building in North Hollywood.A Los Angeles Police Department unit was on patrol when they spotted flames coming from an apartment building and notified the Los Angeles Fire Department at 2:04 AM on June 3,…
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